Aerospace America

06/15/2026

Roughly 15 months after its first spacecraft was lost, deep-space mining startup AstroForge is readying for a do-over.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Roughly 15 months after its first spacecraft was lost, deep-space mining startup AstroForge is readying for a do-over. The California company announced on June 3 it has completed assembly of its DeepSpace-2 spacecraft, slated to be launched aboard Intuitive Mach...

06/12/2026

The aviation industry should strive for autonomy that is interdependent with human pilots and technicians, rather than technology that simply “takes over” human tasks, said Amy Pritchett of Pennsylvania State University told attendees.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — The “challenge of our age” for aviation is to design autonomous systems that are interactive and interdependent with human pilots and technicians, rather than an independent function that simply “takes over” human tasks...

06/12/2026

ICYMI: How this year's aerospace anniversaries should inspire us — and inform what comes next.
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/happy-anniversary-so-whats-next/

06/11/2026

Boom Supersonic is targeting “the end of next year” to ship the first five units of its Superpower ground turbines, founder and CEO Blake Scholl said at

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — Boom Supersonic is targeting “the end of next year” to ship the first five units of its Superpower ground turbines, founder and CEO Blake Scholl said here. “There’s a lot of work left to do to make that happen, but noth...

06/11/2026

NASA intends to further study the potential of cryogenics, particularly liquified natural gas (LNG), as a future aviation fuel to aid in cutting aircraft emissions and lowering operating costs, officials announced today at

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — NASA intends to further study the potential of cryogenics, particularly liquified natural gas (LNG), as a future aviation fuel to aid in cutting aircraft emissions and lowering operating costs, officials announced today during ...

06/11/2026

Anduril Industries’ Fury, the company’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft, is slated to soon fly with other CCA platforms and with piloted aircraft, according to the company’s chief engineer for the program.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — Anduril Industries’ Fury, the company’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft, is slated to soon fly with other CCA platforms and with piloted aircraft, according to the company’s chief engineer for the program. Tyler Gavin told ...

06/10/2026

After equipping a handful of C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes with 3D-printed fins meant to reduce drag, the Air Force is now set to install the fins aboard the entire fleet within a year, according to a service official.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — After equipping a handful of C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes with 3D-printed fins meant to reduce drag, the Air Force is now set to install the fins aboard the entire fleet within a year, according to a service official. In e...

06/10/2026

“There is a narrative in the market that the ducted gas turbine has had its day,” said Alan Newby, Rolls-Royce’s head of research & technology. “My view is: far from it.”

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email In the race to develop the next-generation jet engine, two distinct teams have emerged: the open fan concept, led by Safran and GE’s joint venture CFM and backed by Airbus; and the turbofan, as championed by Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney and favored by Boein...

06/10/2026

After going supersonic in NASA’s X-59 last week, test pilot Jim “Clue” Less expects to soon demonstrate that this experimental jet can do so while being significantly quieter than other supersonic aircraft — producing a sonic “thump” more like a car door closing than an ear-shattering sonic boom.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — After going supersonic in NASA’s X-59 last week, test pilot Jim “Clue” Less expects to soon demonstrate that this experimental jet can do so while being significantly quieter than other supersonic aircraft — producing a...

06/09/2026

FAA is still “working through” the rollout of cargo and passengers flights under its electric aircraft pilot program, the agency’s program director told attendees on Tuesday.

Share LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email AIAA AVIATION Forum, San Diego — U.S. communities are eager to begin using electric aircraft to transport medical supplies, reach offshore oil rigs, fight fires and eventually move passengers under a federal pilot program, but FAA is still “working through.....